transmute
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If something transmutes or is transmuted into a different form, it is changed into that form. 转化; 使···转化[正式]
She ceased to think, as anger transmuted into passion. 随着愤慨变为激怒,她停止了思考。
Scientists transmuted matter into pure energy and exploded the first atomic bomb. 科学家们使物质转化为纯能量,爆破了第一枚原子弹。
2. transmutationN-VAR
...the transmutation of food into energy. ...食物到能量的转化。
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transmute /trænzˈmjuːt/ (transmuting,transmuted,transmutes)
剑桥词典
- to change something completely , especially into something different and better
彻底改变(尤指变成更好的他物)
A few centuries ago alchemists thought they could transmute lead into gold . 几个世纪以前炼金术士以为他们能把铅变成金子。
Plutonium transmutes into/to uranium when it is processed in a nuclear reactor . 钚在核反应堆中经过处理就变成了铀。 返回 transmute